(53817) Gertrudebacon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Gertrude Bacon (1874–1949) was a British aeronautical pioneer. She observed the 1899 Leonid meteor shower from a hot air balloon with her father, Reverend John Bacon. She was an original member of the British Astronomical Association attending the inaugural meeting in 1890, and a member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gertrudebacon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gertrudebacon is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53817 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EO138 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.83 km (#6,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 17.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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